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next up if you think america has talent oh my friends, check out ukraine. the winner of ukraine's got talent casania used sand and her hands depicting ukraine. it is a spin-off of simon cowell's got talent franchise which started in the uk now in 28 countries. her eight minute moving performance set to music, look at that susan boyle, no sand no fans. >> feel good performance of the year. >> and a history lesson too. >> finally, something diehard baseball fans will love. lovers of the game can support their favorite team in the after life. this los angeles dodger casket is the latest courtesy of the company called eternal image. they're located in michigan. for $4400, you can spend eternity with any of the major league baseball teams urns are also available for $800. so far 200 caskets and over 2,000 urns were sold. the most popular, the boston red sox, the new york yankees, and the chicago cubs. >> they're in michigan you say? >> yes. >> they better get working on the packs. >> and the cubs fans. >>> still ahead, much more to come on a serious note. we'll
next up if you think america has talent oh my friends, check out ukraine. the winner of ukraine's got talent casania used sand and her hands depicting ukraine. it is a spin-off of simon cowell's got talent franchise which started in the uk now in 28 countries. her eight minute moving performance set to music, look at that susan boyle, no sand no fans. >> feel good performance of the year. >> and a history lesson too. >> finally, something diehard baseball fans will love....
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they represent america's diplomatic interests in tehran. they're obviously very keen to find out what the iranians are going to do with the three young americans. >> elizabeth palmer in london this morning, thank you so much. here's russ at the news desk. >> good morning, harry, maggie. >>> breaking news this morning. a continental airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in miami after encountering severe turbulence. six were injured, four of them seriously. standing by with the latest is sharrie williams. >> reporter: this all developed about 5:46 this morning, this plane, this international flight making an emergency landing at m.i.a. because of the strong turbulence. we talked to miami-dade fire rescue here, and they told us 26 people confirmed to be injured. as you mentioned before, 4 have been transferred to local hospitals. we know this flight is flight 128. it left rio de janeiro last night just after 10:00. it was heading to houston, bush intercontinental airport, but of course that did not happen after this jet hit som
they represent america's diplomatic interests in tehran. they're obviously very keen to find out what the iranians are going to do with the three young americans. >> elizabeth palmer in london this morning, thank you so much. here's russ at the news desk. >> good morning, harry, maggie. >>> breaking news this morning. a continental airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing in miami after encountering severe turbulence. six were injured, four of them seriously....
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the biggest heros in america. good morning to all of you. let me start you with you, karl. i know you spoke with jay so he ig owe stepsister last night. she is with jaycee and the two girls in california. how are they do something. >> they're doing okay. step by step, like being on mars. this is a brand nuf situation. it's never happened before. 18 years being gone like this, it's pretty remarkable. >> how has the trance sis been? we talked about that a little bit this morning with an expert, how hard it will be for jaycee and her two daughters who never knew anything about this existence in captivity to kind of get back into society. >> it's going to take a long time. they thought jaycee was her sister. they didn't realize that she had been kidnapped and the national center for missing children is helping coach her and bringing people into help. it will take long time. >> what is their emotional state, what did she tell you? >> i think the girls are okay. they were attacheded to him. they cried when this happened. it's like it's going to take a long time. people say when c
the biggest heros in america. good morning to all of you. let me start you with you, karl. i know you spoke with jay so he ig owe stepsister last night. she is with jaycee and the two girls in california. how are they do something. >> they're doing okay. step by step, like being on mars. this is a brand nuf situation. it's never happened before. 18 years being gone like this, it's pretty remarkable. >> how has the trance sis been? we talked about that a little bit this morning with...
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we win, america, because we get the journalists out. tensions are lessened. maybe we start a dialogue with north korea. north korea wins obviously, kim jong-il gets a former president on his soil. it's a big prize and shores up his domestic base at a time there's some turmoil on who will succeed him. >> this is a country that tested missiles and a nuclear explosive this year. even though the white house made it clear that president clinton was only supposed to talk about the journalists' release. north korea is saying they talked about a number of issues. clearly they're seeing this as sithd do sitting down with the united states. do you think that might complicate things for president obama? >> no. president obama acted properly. since the two governments aren't talking officially, which they do in situations like this, you send somebody outside the government who can carry messages. i'm convinced president clinton wasn't carrying a political message. he was simply saying, release the two americans. the north koreans the way they've act, i've done this befor
we win, america, because we get the journalists out. tensions are lessened. maybe we start a dialogue with north korea. north korea wins obviously, kim jong-il gets a former president on his soil. it's a big prize and shores up his domestic base at a time there's some turmoil on who will succeed him. >> this is a country that tested missiles and a nuclear explosive this year. even though the white house made it clear that president clinton was only supposed to talk about the journalists'...
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it looks like america. >> it looks like america, and it tastes like america. >> j-e-l-l-o. >> i don't know if this goes with jell-o, but we're going to show you some of dave's favorite chips and dips here in just a couple of seconds. forget sour cream and onion chips. i don't eat that. >> sour cream and onion chips? they make them too. >> i don't eat that. we're talking about mango, avocado, all that stuff. if you want to stick around for that. and we have our glam-cations, glamping. >> it sounds painful, glamping. it sounds like a procedure. you're going to have to be glamp. >> or there's something you have to take for it. >> if you're glamping, we have some medicine, and your mood will be better. >> first, jeff has a quick look at the headlines. >> good morning to both of you. good morning, everyone. >>> this morning lawyers for lockerbie bomber abdelbaset al mag ra hi is abandoning his former appeal. that's a condition if he's to be released as he's suffering from cancer. >>> also from britain, an update on the $64 million jewel heist last week in london. turns out the two robbers
it looks like america. >> it looks like america, and it tastes like america. >> j-e-l-l-o. >> i don't know if this goes with jell-o, but we're going to show you some of dave's favorite chips and dips here in just a couple of seconds. forget sour cream and onion chips. i don't eat that. >> sour cream and onion chips? they make them too. >> i don't eat that. we're talking about mango, avocado, all that stuff. if you want to stick around for that. and we have our...
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i think there is a mood in america of anger. with so many people unemployed and so much bickering in washington people are disgusted with the partisanship and with the fear of losing their health care, it all boils over. but i think one thing that has to be borne in mind, and you've got the commotion in the background, is that these people have a right to be organized. i'm not going to complain about the fact that they are organized. they have a right to do that and they have a right to speak. but i think we ought to understand that they're not necessarily representative of america. >> well, i guess that's the question. do you think they're a vocal minority? >> well, i sure think they're vocal, harry. and i think that they are not representative. i wouldn't even classify them as as a minority. i would classify -- when you say a minority you're talking about minority and majority as if there is some sort of parity. i think these people who have a right to organize and talk and be in the meeting, not to disrupt, their freedom of s
i think there is a mood in america of anger. with so many people unemployed and so much bickering in washington people are disgusted with the partisanship and with the fear of losing their health care, it all boils over. but i think one thing that has to be borne in mind, and you've got the commotion in the background, is that these people have a right to be organized. i'm not going to complain about the fact that they are organized. they have a right to do that and they have a right to speak....
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moment in time. 18 years passed with no o word, not a trace, despite a nationwide search on shows like "america's most wanted". then the stunning announcement. jaycee is alive. her kidnaps, phillip and nancy garrido have been arrested. >> nothing to indicate it was anything but a stranger an jukz. they literally snatched her off the streets. >> reporter: authorities say they took jaycee that morning in 1991 from her south lake tahoe home to antioch, kept in a backyard prison the entire time. >> you can't see over the fence with the shubry and the fence. you can't see the structures. and you can't see it from either adjoining property. it's a very unusual set of circumstances, presumablable by arranged. >> reporter: police say he force oed jaycee to bear two children, the first when she was just 14. >> none of the children have ever gone to school, they'd never been to a doctor. >> reporter: as the fbi continues combing through phillip garrido's home, neighbors say they had no idea what happened there. >> what happens in people's homes, you never know. you never know what people do behind closed d
moment in time. 18 years passed with no o word, not a trace, despite a nationwide search on shows like "america's most wanted". then the stunning announcement. jaycee is alive. her kidnaps, phillip and nancy garrido have been arrested. >> nothing to indicate it was anything but a stranger an jukz. they literally snatched her off the streets. >> reporter: authorities say they took jaycee that morning in 1991 from her south lake tahoe home to antioch, kept in a backyard...
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america's softest bath tissue. >>> welcome back. before we say good-bye, don't miss the pga championship today and tomorrow. that's at 2:00 p.m. eastern live from minnesota. glory's last shot as they call it and tiger woods with a four-shot lead. it's over. >> tough weather, though. tough weather. >> is it really? i have a feeling that will be on at my house later today. early next saturday, put this on the calendar, edie falco joining us to talk about her new show. and august, as we know, can be a busy time for houseguests. how do you handle it when they won't leave? we'll help you get rid of them. >> awkward. >> three days, out. gone. >> three days. two days in my house. thank you for joining us on this saturday. have a wonderful weekend. we'll see you next weekend. we leave you now with more mindy inside. mindy. ♪ i have a lot of hope worn out shoes i could stand to lose ♪ ♪ shirts and jeans with stains and tatters ♪ ♪ reminds me of times with you ♪ ♪ highs and lows is how i go ♪ ♪ when little moments shine ♪
america's softest bath tissue. >>> welcome back. before we say good-bye, don't miss the pga championship today and tomorrow. that's at 2:00 p.m. eastern live from minnesota. glory's last shot as they call it and tiger woods with a four-shot lead. it's over. >> tough weather, though. tough weather. >> is it really? i have a feeling that will be on at my house later today. early next saturday, put this on the calendar, edie falco joining us to talk about her new show. and...
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she changed the way america faced a moral question, how it treated the mentally disabled. and she did it not just with the special olympics although that's certainly well-known nationally and internationally, she also pestered her brother jack constantly to support legislation, the first federal legislation to put some money into research about mental retardation and into ways -- better ways of treating the disabled. as her brother ted said in a video not long ago, she has the biggest heart of all. >> i had the opportunity to spend an afternoon with her the at a special olympics event in colorado 30-some years ago. as you say, sally, i mean the energy of a person i had just never seen anything before. and her enthusiasm was infectious. she made everyone around her understand that this was important, that this was -- this wasn't a trivial pursuit. this was what her life was about. thank you both for taking the time to share some memories of eunice kennedy shriver with us this morning. >> thank you. >> take care. >>> up next from bulging brides to biggest loser, we'll look a
she changed the way america faced a moral question, how it treated the mentally disabled. and she did it not just with the special olympics although that's certainly well-known nationally and internationally, she also pestered her brother jack constantly to support legislation, the first federal legislation to put some money into research about mental retardation and into ways -- better ways of treating the disabled. as her brother ted said in a video not long ago, she has the biggest heart of...
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safeway. >>> all right, america. let's make a deal, as we welcome you back to "the early show" at 8:30. everybody remembers "let's make a deal," one of the most popular tv game shows of the '60s and '70s, hosted back then by the one and only monty hall. >> we cannot wait because we have wayne brady here this morning. >> the new host. >> good stuff. >> yes. wayne, come on in. >> thank you very much. hello, hello, hello. >> good to have you. >> what's going on? >> so you're a busy guy. you're touring for your hit album. you have a stage show in las vegas. now hosting "let's make a deal." >> bringing it back. >> welcome to the cbs family. >> thank you so much. >> how excited are you? >> i am very -- i can't even tell you how excited because it's such a big thing. i don't think i've really digested yet i'm going to be manning this american franchise. that doesn't happen every day. most days someone goes, you suck. but on a good day, they go, here, take this awesome job. that makes me very happy. >> that's a lot of pressu
safeway. >>> all right, america. let's make a deal, as we welcome you back to "the early show" at 8:30. everybody remembers "let's make a deal," one of the most popular tv game shows of the '60s and '70s, hosted back then by the one and only monty hall. >> we cannot wait because we have wayne brady here this morning. >> the new host. >> good stuff. >> yes. wayne, come on in. >> thank you very much. hello, hello, hello. >> good to...
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. >> reporter: she was born into one of america's most prominent families, the fifth of nine kennedy children, graduating from stanford university in 1943. she later became a social worker at a west virginia prison. she married sergeant shriver in 1953, and together they had five children, including maria shriver, now the wife of california governor arnold schwarzenegger. it was growing up with a close family member who was mentally retarded, her sister rosemary, that led to eunice kennedy shriver's life's work, the establishment of special olympics. her goal, she said, was to demonstrate that people with mental retardation are capable of remarkable achievements in sports, education, employment, and beyond. it began in 1962 as a summer camp at her home in maryland and led to the first special olympic summer games held at chicago's soldier field in 1968. 1,000 athletes from 26 states and canada competed. today the games have more than 1.3 million participants in over 150 countries. in 1984 ronald reagan awarded shriver the highest civilian honor, the medal of freedom. >> her decency a
. >> reporter: she was born into one of america's most prominent families, the fifth of nine kennedy children, graduating from stanford university in 1943. she later became a social worker at a west virginia prison. she married sergeant shriver in 1953, and together they had five children, including maria shriver, now the wife of california governor arnold schwarzenegger. it was growing up with a close family member who was mentally retarded, her sister rosemary, that led to eunice...
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we're about to hear what that is and find out the best places in america to raise an outdoor kid. jonathan dorn is editor in chief of backpacker magazine, and he is back with us this morning. good to see you again. you call it nature deficit disorder, which is what exactly? >> as you know, it's not an official medical condition, but it's a term that was popularized by richard liu, the author of "last child in the woods." it's used to describe the fact that the alarming increase we see in childhood obesity and attention deficit disorder over the last quarter century is related to the fact that for the first time in history, most of our kids are growing up without a real connection to nature. >> most of them are growing up in cities. >> and they're not getting it through work, through play, through outdoor education. as a result, one in five kids now in the u.s. is considered overweight by the cdc. >> which is an epidemic. let's talk about the best cities in the country to raise an outdoor kid, and a place that i used to live, this makes all the sense in the world to me, is boulder.
we're about to hear what that is and find out the best places in america to raise an outdoor kid. jonathan dorn is editor in chief of backpacker magazine, and he is back with us this morning. good to see you again. you call it nature deficit disorder, which is what exactly? >> as you know, it's not an official medical condition, but it's a term that was popularized by richard liu, the author of "last child in the woods." it's used to describe the fact that the alarming increase...
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. >>> and he changed the way america watched the news. a look back at the life and extraordinary career of cbs' news don hewitt. all this "early" thursday morning, august 20th, 2009. >>> a good thursday morning to everyone at home. i'm maggie rodriguez with jeff glor. harry and julie are off this morning. >> as we continue the healthy debate over healthcare coverage this morning, we'll be joined exclusively by former massachusetts governor mitt romney, who joins us from massachusetts. he says that if the rest of the country followed the massachusetts model, there could be comprehensive reform and effective reform. he'll speak with us in just a few minutes. >> you mean he's for his own program? >> shocker, isn't it? >> we'll talk to governor romney ahead. >>> also this morning, a presidential proposal that god broad support in congress takes effect today. all of us should start to see changes in our credit card statements designed to protect us from sneaky fees and penalties. our financial adviser ray martin will be here to tell us what to
. >>> and he changed the way america watched the news. a look back at the life and extraordinary career of cbs' news don hewitt. all this "early" thursday morning, august 20th, 2009. >>> a good thursday morning to everyone at home. i'm maggie rodriguez with jeff glor. harry and julie are off this morning. >> as we continue the healthy debate over healthcare coverage this morning, we'll be joined exclusively by former massachusetts governor mitt romney, who...
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>> i think bill clinton is still the smartest political mind in america. he said it at a net roots convention in pittsburgh. as soon as president obama signs the bill, his ratings will go up again. and i think that's true. it's a messy process. it's a politics process. the senate is not even back in session for the next three weeks. my guess is the republicans aren't going to vote for this bill no matter what. there's no point in making a lot of concessions to people who aren't going to vote for the bill under any circumstances anyway. >> can it pass with this public omgs now that the president has essentially admitted he's willing to compromise on it? >> i don't think it can pass without the public option. there are too many people who understand, including the president himself, the public option is absolutely linked to reform. if you don't have the republicans playing seriously in this bill, you only have the democrats, and the democrats want a public option. the public option is just that. you get to choose. if you as an individual don't want public in
>> i think bill clinton is still the smartest political mind in america. he said it at a net roots convention in pittsburgh. as soon as president obama signs the bill, his ratings will go up again. and i think that's true. it's a messy process. it's a politics process. the senate is not even back in session for the next three weeks. my guess is the republicans aren't going to vote for this bill no matter what. there's no point in making a lot of concessions to people who aren't going to...
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coming up in a couple minute -- >> my platform when i run for miss america. >>> 52 zoos, 52 weeks. weet the family that took a ride on the wide side. the big question, how could they aordinary ford it? we'll answer it. >> look at the cool pictures. i didn't know you could get that close to a giraffe. >>> also ahead this half hour, the son of a musical icon blagz his own trail, crosby loggis, the new cd sounds great. i picked him out of a crowd. >> uncanny. great you're with us. let's get to priya david with another check of the headlines. >> good morning, everyone. the alleged mastermind behind last month's suicide bombings at two american hotels in jakarta reportedly has been killed. local media say noordin mohammed top was killed during a 16-hour siege on a suspected militant hideout. noordin is believed to have played an important role in bombings in 2002. this comes as a cia missile strike against a taliban pakistan chief is called a success. cbs was told massoud was killed wednesday. >>> a dozen northwest airline jets had equipment malfunctions that made it impossible for pilo
coming up in a couple minute -- >> my platform when i run for miss america. >>> 52 zoos, 52 weeks. weet the family that took a ride on the wide side. the big question, how could they aordinary ford it? we'll answer it. >> look at the cool pictures. i didn't know you could get that close to a giraffe. >>> also ahead this half hour, the son of a musical icon blagz his own trail, crosby loggis, the new cd sounds great. i picked him out of a crowd. >> uncanny....
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the cdc reports more than 2 million people in america have already contracted the virus, killing nearly 500. some of the vaccine may not be available when the flu season starts. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has more. >> reporter: ten days ago, rural yolo county, 80 miles from san francisco, had its first h1n1 death. stacey speegle hernandez, a young mother. >> this isn't supposed to happen to somebody who's 30 years old. >> reporter: tammy brooks saw her daughter go from vibrant to struggling for life in days. >> i knew it. i knew it. i knew that my daughter was -- that she was near death. >> reporter: stacey's death has shaken this county of 200,000. >> so people are calling their doctors now with i've got a scratchy throat, afraid they might be next. >> reporter: fear is certain to drive demand for h1n1 vaccine, but the cdc recommends it for 160 million americans with priority for pregnant women, children, and healthcare workers. 120 million doses were expected to be available by mid-october. now manufacturers say they'll have only 45 million doses by then, adding 20 million
the cdc reports more than 2 million people in america have already contracted the virus, killing nearly 500. some of the vaccine may not be available when the flu season starts. cbs news correspondent john blackstone has more. >> reporter: ten days ago, rural yolo county, 80 miles from san francisco, had its first h1n1 death. stacey speegle hernandez, a young mother. >> this isn't supposed to happen to somebody who's 30 years old. >> reporter: tammy brooks saw her daughter go...
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>> you're asking us to trust turning power over to the government when there clearly are people in america who believe in establishing euthanasia. >> reporter: newt gingrich added his voice to the chorus of health reform critics who suggest the democratic plan would encourage some seriously ill seniors to end their lives. the president called that claim an outlandish rumor. >> that's simply not true. >> reporter: the house bill, he says, would simply provide for counseling on end of life issues, like whether to have a living will. >> this is a very emotional issue that caught on big when no one was listening. the administration now has to explain. >> reporter: democrats are also now busy refuting republican claims that the forum would insert government into the doctor-patient relationship. >> i don't want somebody in between the doctor and the patient. >> reporter: health reform critics continue to express their anger at town hall meetings, this one by senator tom harkin. >> it is not good for us! >> reporter: and ads for and against the president's healthcare plan are filling the airways.
>> you're asking us to trust turning power over to the government when there clearly are people in america who believe in establishing euthanasia. >> reporter: newt gingrich added his voice to the chorus of health reform critics who suggest the democratic plan would encourage some seriously ill seniors to end their lives. the president called that claim an outlandish rumor. >> that's simply not true. >> reporter: the house bill, he says, would simply provide for...